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[frog3101]

Good Sunday afternoon fellow Quackers. I hope all of you have had a good weekend.
It is really nice in my neck of the woods today, so my oldest and I got the Christmas lights hung. I do think I'm going to have to get one more strand and also a timer. I def. don't want to have to go out each day to plug and unplug them. For now it wouldn't be so bad, but if we get snow between now and when I take them down, that would make it much more of a pain.

@Kirby sending continued thoughts and prayers to your son and entire family.
@flyingdumbo127 good to hear your dad has turned a corner and is definitely on the mend.
@Judique thanks for the lovely pictures
@Snowysmom woot woot for the stew turning out well. I feel like it's always a big "win" when I try a new recipe/something new in the kitchen and it turns out to be not only eatable but also good. lol

I don't have much to report today. It's been fairly lazy weekend all the way around, which is ok, as the next few weeks are going to be busy and fly by.

Take care all.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I do think I'm going to have to get one more strand and also a timer. I def. don't want to have to go out each day to plug and unplug them.

We have timer, and it was definitely worth it!

 

[Kirby]

@flyingdumbo127 and for anyone else who might be interested, here is a video of the first performance of the Candlelight Processional 2022 at Disneyland, 12/03:

Thank you! I would love to be there in person to hear her. In 2014, DD and I went on a girl's trip to WDW the week after Thanksgiving. We had the best time! We went to the CP and was there when Neal Patrick Harris narrated. Another night we were able to stand out in the crowd and listen to Whoopie Goldberg narrate for awhile.

My sinus issues have mostly gone away. They were here for most of last week. I don't know if they were allergy, weather or just plain cold related. I took four at home Covid tests which were all negative. I'm just glad I'm much better.

James had to wait until Friday to get the lumbar shot due to low platelets on Thursday. He hasn't had much reaction to the chemo in the shot, just some headaches and then nausea during the night last night. His white blood cells are showing some response to the stimulate shot he got two weeks ago. His platelets have increased some and his hemoglobin is higher than it's been since this process has all begun. He has another bone marrow test on Tuesday and a meeting with his doctor on Thursday. We're praying that we'll hear some really good news on Thursday.

DD and I went to Lonestar Merchantile in Allen about 45 minutes away Saturday. They have over 200 vendors in their store. It was like going to a Christmas Market without all the crowds. We found some goodies for stockings, DD bought a thing or two for herself and I picked up a gift for a friend of mine.

Went to the early service this morning and then out to breakfast. It was nice being back in church after being out for a couple of weeks. Called and caught up with my favorite cousin this afternoon. I've got a couple loads of laundry going and just passing the time before DD goes to pick up the kids.

 

[lynxstch]

We have timer, and it was definitely worth it!

Same here,,have them inside and out

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Good for you, dear Lynn! I'm so glad you got to enjoy a movie. Grateful Don does enjoy. I will join you in watching a Christmas movie instead.

Frog, a lazy day is a relaxing way to spend a Sunday, especially with all you are going through. Thank you so much for your kind words on my dad. He definitely seems much better right now than he did earlier. I am sure praying he gets a good night's rest tonight and wakes up not coughing the way he was this morning.

PollyannaMom, and prayers you also had a good Sunday. I never had outdoor Christmas lights, but a timer absolutely would be the way to go. I would not want to have to unplug them and then later re-plug them back in each day either! I would love to see a picture of your lights lit if you want to share and such a photo would come out. On a major street that we are very near, every evening at this time of year, the streetlamps are decorated with stars that light up. We've tried taking pictures of them in years past and it's really hard to do while they are lit. Pretty though to get to see.

Kirby! I wish I had known you in 2014! In general, of course, but also because I was at the Candlelight Processional narrated by Neil Patrick Harris in 2014! That was my first time viewing it! I never had heard of this event until that year. I saw it once more the following year. Hugefor James on Thursday! How fun Lonestar Mercantile sounds. I would love, besides a church Christmas bazaar, browse at a place like that. Truly grateful that you and your DD were able to do that, my friend.

Wishing each of you a peaceful and good sleep tonight with very sweet dreams.

 

[Kirby]

Kirby! I wish I had known you in 2014! In general, of course, but also because I was at the Candlelight Processional narrated by Neil Patrick Harris in 2014! That was my first time viewing it!

How fun to know that we were in WDW at the same time and maybe even attended our first CP on the same night!

 

[Breezy_Carol]

Good evening.

A quick catch up of the past few days before I go to bed. Not exactly sure when I last posted.

Saturday Sarah came about 3:30 and dropped Paisley off here. Then her family and Jack and I all went to Longwood Gardens for the Christmas display. It had been raining all morning but supposed to stop with a chance of showers in the evening. It wasn't raining when we arrived so we went straight to the café and got dinner. Found a large table in one of the heated tents like a big wedding reception tent. Some of us got food at the café (like a cafeteria) and some at the pizza stand. While we were enjoying our dinner, it poured. We were glad to be under cover so took our time, used the restroom, etc. and stayed until the rain ended. Walked around and saw the train garden, the lights, and the conservatory. Got hot chocolate and Baileys, and got the kids cookies and milk. An enjoyable time. Then we all came back here and there family spent the night at our house.

They spent the night because Sarah and Justin wanted to get an early start to go the Northern Virginia, about 3.5 hours away, to go to the breeder where they got Paisley 6 years ago. The breeder had a 5 month old puppy they wanted to see and ended up buying and bringing home. The kids had no idea. We baby sat Tessa and Carter all day. Took them to church with us. (@flyingdumbo127 I was the one in the striped sweater carrying Carter and Tessa had a black dress on and has glasses.) After church, we went to Dunkin for donuts, then lunch at home, played a while before Sarah and Justin and Archie got back to their house. We took the kids and Paisley home for the surprise meeting. Archie has had a lot of changes today. We shared carry out from Texas Roadhouse before coming home.

Jack and I had ordered quite a few things from Amazon Friday and made a list to shop for. Tomorrow we plan to go get our Bivalent boosters then go to the mall and a few other stores. Planning to go out to lunch. Still waiting for my Christmas cards that I ordered from Shutterfly. So I am trying to get ahead but not succeeding. Need to get the tree up soon.

My beef stew in the instapot turned out really good.

Glad to hear that.

so we may take a walk at a local wildlife refuge called Turners Creek.

We've been to Sassafras NWR. That nearby, isn't it.

I def. don't want to have to go out each day to plug and unplug them.

Instead of a timer, I got this for the garage candles and the manger on the mantel. Not sure if it is for outdoor use.

Off to bed.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Late night check in from me! I read your post wrong, Kirby. I'm sorry, my friend. I saw Candlelight at Disneyland. I've never been to WDW. Just checked and it may have been Beau bridges not Neil Patrick Harris who I thought it was. I apologize. Well that just makes it even more of a prayer that God willing the two of us plus other Quackers truly do get to see Candlelight at Disneyland one day.

Carol, so good to hear from you. I'm so sorry about the rain. Glad you had a good time otherwise it sounds like. I will look carefully tomorrow for you at today's worship service and let you know. I loved that "Joyful, Joyful" was one of today's hymns.

Sweet dreams with extra love to all.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

We use a timer on the outdoor lights, too.

Happy Birthday to @Snowysmom this week! Wishing you a sunny and peaceful day.

@Breezy_Carol What kind of puppy did they get? Is it a Cocker Spaniel? (For some reason that’s coming to me.) We surely will need pics when available!

@Kirby, also praying your son gets good news this week. Glad the shot is working for his WBCs. (I remember those caused some pain making the new blood cells so quickly. They might give something with it now that helps that.)

We had good haircuts today; and DD got highlights. Looked so nice when done. I was really cold in the shop. They sell some homemade blankets and things there so I bought one! It‘s a Christmas Mickey and Minnie and I love it! I might keep it in my car for the winter. (But I have it on now!) We went to the place we like afterward and got eggs and toast w jelly. We were still cold and “starving” so we got a cup of their soup first. It warmed us up and tasted so good!

We talked while eating. DD is feeling a little overwhelmed with work and graduate school so she is going to take a two week break between classes in January, which I think is a good idea. So she’ll be done in September instead of August. She’s on her 8th class out of 12 now, so she’s been working hard. (And all A’s! ) Idk how she does it, but I’m trying to be supportive as best I can. Her life is mostly work, sleep and schoolwork right now. I’ll be glad when she’s done.

DS mentioned when he came home from the Bruins game last night that the garage of the stadium had about an hour wait to get out, so they walked over to the North End and went to Bova’s Bakery. He brought home a box of pastries including cheesecake and cannolis! Had some cheesecake tonight, yummy. And DH made my mousse and cheesecake cups, I tried one of the mousse ones it was very good, and they look so nice! (They would’ve been a big mess had I made them, lol. We were supposed to do them together but I had to take this hair appt since DD couldn’t do Saturday.) it was nice of him to do that for me. I will have to do something special for him this week.

Oh, I felt terrible last week. I had told my elderly friend I would bring her a turkey dinner that we made last weekend. Well, this Thursday came and I was like I never brought one over! It had slipped my mind completely I think because we had the microwave die from the heat from the oven and all the pots and pans on the stove (motherboard fried, and had to buy and install a new one this week), DS had already made plans before he realized we were having the dinner, and DD asked if her bf could come over, so I think I got a little discombobulated. I felt totally awful, but called her and explained. She laughed and said it was fine. But I bought her a store made turkey dinner since ours was all gone and a few other things she likes and dropped them off yesterday, telling her we’ll make another soon and give her a better dinner than that one. She left me a nice message last night. I still feel like a heel. She was probably waiting all day.

I’ll be working tomorrow. Hope everyone has a nice Monday.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

QOTD: Do you ever forget random things? Let’s hear about a recent one!

Besides the above story, I forgot a hair appt in early October, and I felt really bad. I paid her anyway because I know that losing money is really hard for her.

I’ve also missed a dog grooming appt and also felt bad. Noticed (not just because of me, I’m sure) that there is a sign up there now about partial payment for missing appts. It must happen a lot!

 

[PollyannaMom]

QOTD: Do you ever forget random things? Let’s hear about a recent one!

All the time, so I've taken to setting reminders in my phone!

The most recent fail of that system was just a couple of weeks ago, when I missed a Zoom class because I was out of my routine and didn't hear my phone in the other room.

 

[Snowysmom]

@Kriby Continued prayers for your DS and family.

Chris and I saw a candlelight processional in early December 2014. We saw Whoppi Godberg. I am not a fan of hers but she did really well and we enjoyed it.

I can randomly forget all kinds of things. I have forgotten once or twice to attend the qi gong class on zoom that my friend leads.

It is 25 degrees here now with highs going near 50. I am walking a bit later, around 7:30 or so. Too dark right now. Can't wait for light in the early morning again.

I visited with Jeff and family yesterday. We played games. Oldest DGD loved Skip Bo probably because she won. I read her 2 books. I love when she asks me to read to her. She snuggles into me and we go over the pictures after reading each page. She is a good reader and loves books but sometimes she just wants Nana to read to her. Jeff invited me to his house tomorrow night for birthday cake. I accepted even though my heart does not want to celebrate my birthday. Chris always made it a special day and I miss that so much. But, it will be nice to see the grandkids again.

Have a good day. Off to work now.

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning everyone. A whopping 18 degrees outside right now, and COLD!
@Snowysmom --Happy Birthday Week!

QOTD--I have never really forgotten things such as an appointment, or somewhere I had to be--but I can use old age as the excuse for randomly forgetting things around the house. I can go in a room to get something, and stand there wondering what I went in for. Usually I see something in the room that reminds me, lol

Sister in law had to take niece (32- but still acts like 16), to the ER last night. They spent 6 hours there. Niece was feeding their cats outside last night, and noticed a strange cat she had never seen sniffing the food. She tried to feed it and got bit on her thumb and forefinger. She had to get the shots, and now has to do the rabies thing for the next 4 weeks. They live in an isolated part of WV for the most part, and noone seems to know who that cat belongs to. I swear, they aren't happy if they aren't at a Dr appt or the ER for something at least once a week

Talked to Summer last night--she has an awful cold, but the pain from the surgery is starting to wane. 3 of the grandkids all have bad colds too. Guess it's that time of year.

@Kirby--continued prayers for your son and family

@footballmouse we need a Mia update when you have the time, please!

Waiting for Dave to call me and tell me if he's coming tonight or tomorrow night to start the floor. I don't plan on doing anything today, just in case , he will need my help with the floor whenever he does it. I am the 'gofer', and glad to do it, as it always gets me a huge discount on his time and labor, lol

Have a great morning

 

[Breezy_Carol]

Good morning.

Going out for errands in a bit.

What kind of puppy did they get?

They have a 6 year old Goldendoodle and this is a 5 month old Goldendoodle.

QOTD: Do you ever forget random things? Let’s hear about a recent one!

I totally forgot a Zoom church meeting a few months ago.

Going to do another post from my phone for pictures.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

Pictures.

Grandkids at Lamesgiving.


A couple from Longwood Gardens



Tessa and me being silly.



Archie


With Justin for size


Paisley at our house. None of them together yet.

 

[Maple Moose]

QOTD: Do you ever forget random things? Let’s hear about a recent one!

This morning I forgot to factor in time for warming my car and scraping ice from the windows. Wishful thinking that it was warmer out than 27F.

 

[Kirby]

QOTD: Do you ever forget random things? Let’s hear about a recent one!

I forgot a hair appointment earlier this year which is not normal for me. I find that as time goes by I don't pay as much attention to my calendar as I used to. I forget little things more and more frequently but nothing major.

My DIL's birthday was Sunday a week ago. I thought it was her 30th birthday and gave her a funny card commemorating it. Come to find out it was actually her 29th. Ack! I did the same thing a couple of years ago to one of my SIL's. I gave her a 60th birthday card for her 59th.

@Breezy_Carol , I'm going to put Longwood Gardens on my bucket list. One day DH are heading to that part of the country. The farthest that way I have been is Washington DC. Being where we live we usually head West or North and don't cross the Mississippi much. We plan to do more traveling East of the Mississippi in a couple of years.

That's okay Mona! Sounds like we may have been in Epcot at the same time as Snowysmom. Here's a picture we had made in France on December 5th that year by Bruno.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

Just got this from Justin who took today off.

 

[AuntieMe3]

Good morning(afternoon) everyone. I'm back... we got home Sat late afternoon but just relaxed yesterday. We had a great trip up(2 half days and one long 12 hour drive day in between those), helped get my sister and her family unpacked and settled and then we(my dad,DH, and I) headed home on Thursday. We were lucky with traffic the weekend after Thanksgiving and with weather both ways. There was a winter weather advisory while we were there with a little snow and some ice. It was COLD everyday, I think the highest it got while we were there was 38°. They have a really nice house in a great neighborhood and I can't wait to go back for a visit in a couple months. Here's a pic from our drive home... this was around the California/Oregon border...like I said we really lucked out on weather. The road was closed the evening before due to ice and an accident.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Happy Monday,

Dad went off to Sprouts and Pavilions. I'm glad he felt able to do that I also truly think he should have stayed home. He just refuses for now to try free delivery or even order pickup. His choice, of course. I do know, for him especially, being able to get out briefly is a positive healer so I am, of course, grateful for that. Very thankful to God that dad did get more rest last night than the night before. Thank you all so very much for your continuing extra dad prayers.

Pea. I’m so thankful it sounds like you had a good weekend, my friend. The blanket sounds adorable. Will you post its picture for us please? God Bless your DD. I’m glad to hear she’s giving herself a break. Truly grateful extra to God for your loving family.

Truly God Bless kiddos, Snowysmom. As I’ve said before, kids and puppies can be the very best friends and helping healers, too. to you tomorrow! I apologize that your card is being mailed this morning. Please extend your birthday in some way when you get it. Take at least a moment please tomorrow to celebrate and know you are loved by so very many including us and forever God!

Continuing for Summer, Lynn, and your niece, too. I truly do hope Dave shows up today!

Just Googled “Golden Doodles,” Carol adorable! May both bring much joy, fun, and love into your lives as all of you give to them. Wonderful pictures, thank you for sharing with us. All your grandkids are sure growing right up! Speaking of grandkids, I just watched you bring up Carter and Tessa from yesterday’s service. I do like your striped sweater. Love that the children’s Sunday school lesson is at times connected to the adult’s sermon that is being preached. To me, that’s really how it should be to better encourage families to pray and grow in faith together.

Please take care and stay warm, Maple Moose! Also take extra care on the roads!

Thanks, Kirby. As I said yesterday, many prayers that you and I among others in our Quacker family indeed get to view Candlelight out here at Disneyland one day. Continuing huge prayers for James.

Welcome AuntieMe3! Grateful you are safely back. I did travel a few times to the CA/OR border and also just into OR. This was during the time I went to college way up there. Very pretty country indeed. Prayers for your sister and her family to be very happy in their new home and town!

To answer the QOTD, thanks for asking one Pea, I am pretty good about remembering most things which is another gratitude!

Stay warm and well, friends and have a wonderful Monday!